Saltimbocca, an Italian dish that is a specialty of Rome, is made by browning slices of veal and ham and then cooking them in an anchovy sauce. Despite its spelling, saltimbocca does not derive its name from being especially salty. Rather, it comes from three Italian words—saltare, in, and bocca—which, strung together, literally mean to leap in the mouth. The name whimsically suggests the lively taste of the dish, but—like the slogan “finger lickin’ good”—retains its charm only if the dinner guest does not visualize the image too vividly. Close relatives of saltimbocca included two non-culinary words: assault and somersault. Like the Italian saltare, these words derive from the Latin saltare, meaning to jump repeatedly. A mugger assaults a victim by jumping out of nowhere, and a gymnast performs a somersault by jumping into the air.